BACKGROUND Vanadyl sulfate (VS) and taurine are two promising agents in the treatment of diabetes related to their antihyperglycemic, antihyperlipidemic, and hyperinsulinemic effects. Data about the effects of VS on the oxidant-antioxidant system is limited and controversial. However, taurine is a well-documented antioxidant agent and our aim was to investigate the effects of VS, taurine and VS...

We have evaluated the possible role of proteoglycans in the uptake of spermine by human lung fibroblasts. Exogenous glycosaminoglycans behaved as competitive inhibitors of spermine uptake, the most efficient being heparan sulphate (Ki=0.16+/-0.04 microM). Treatment of fibroblasts with either heparan sulphate lyase, p-nitrophenyl-O-beta-D-xylopyranoside or chlorate reduced spermine uptake consid...

the sulphated form of ascorbic acid may play a role in the maintenance of connective tissue, suggested that although 35S-labelled glycosaminoglycans are formed in the presence of ascorbic acid 2-[35S]sulphate, they are not formed by direct transfer of the sulphate moiety from ascorbic acid 2-[35S]sulphate but by a decomposition product of the ester (Shapiro & Poon, 1975). The role of ascorbic a...

Background: Eclampsia is a hypertensive disorder related to pregnancy, in which there is occurrence of one or more generalized convulsions and or coma, in the absence of other neurologic conditions. It is a common obstetric emergency. Eclampsia is associated with elevated maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Objectives: To compare the efficacy of low dose magnesium sulphate (Dhaka) regim...

s-The uronic acid-containing glycosaminoglycans present in the brains of rat, monkey, chicken, sheep and rabbit were isolated into various fractions by combining the cetyl pyridinium procedure and DEAE-Sephadex column Chromatography. The analyses of the fractions show that hyaluronic acid, chondroitin4sulphate, chondroitin-6-sulphate, heparan sulphate and a testicular hyaluronidase-resistant ga...

introduction: controlling parenchymal hemorrhage, especially in liver, is still one of the challenges surgeons face with when they try to save the patients’ lives despite improvements in surgical procedures. there is a research contest between the researchers in this field to introduce more effective methods. this study aimed to compare the hemostatic effect of ferric sulfate and ferric chlorid...

BACKGROUND Magnesium sulphate is a high-risk medication that is used extensively for prophylaxis and treatment of eclampsia. To accommodate recommendations related to fluid restrictions and patient safety, a protocol was developed for the administration of 20% magnesium sulphate. OBJECTIVES To determine whether administration of 20% magnesium sulphate increased the risk of phlebitis relative ...